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Find out more about SSE

SSE’s purpose is to responsibly provide the energy and related services needed now and in the future. It aims to be a leading provider of energy and related services in a low-carbon world. Its strategy is to create value for shareholders and society from developing, owning and operating energy and related infrastructure and services in a sustainable way. These are the four pillars of the SSE strategy. Delivery of this strategy is dependent on the shared talent, skills and values of people throughout SSE.

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Creating value for shareholders and society

SSE’s vision is to be a leading energy provider in a low-carbon world. To achieve this we have set four fundamental goals for 2030 which put sustainability at heart of SSE’s business strategy. These goals aren’t just important to SSE, they matter to everyone – that’s why they are directly linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Find out more about how we are building a better world of energy for the future in this section of the website.

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Investing in Communities

SSE is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work. We understand we must contribute positively to this society by being an active contributor to the communities that we are part of.

This section of our website provides examples and case studies of how we serve the communities we operate in.

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Our strategy

SSE's strategy is to deliver the efficient operation of, and investment in, a balanced range of economically-regulated and market-based businesses in energy production, storage, transmission, distribution, supply and related services in the energy markets in Great Britain and Ireland.

OUR 2030 Goals

SSE has set four fundamental goals for 2030 which put sustainability at the heart of its business.

SSE’s business strategy places addressing the challenge of climate change at the very core of what we do – that’s why we have deliberately decided to link long-term business goals to the UN’s global goals for sustainable development (the SDGs).

We have defined four fundamental business goals to achieve by 2030:

These goals help SSE achieve its vision of being a leading energy company in a low-carbon world.

SSE engages and works constructively with, a range of key stakeholders to identify the company's most material issues and to monitor emerging trends. It aims to be transparent about its impact on the world around it and discloses widely on its sustainability performance. For more information, see SSE’s Annual Report 2018 and Sustainability Report 2018.

The Committee on Climate Change, which advises Government on emissions targets, made the headlines recently with its stark warning that unless UK homes urgently adopt more rigorous low-carbon standards, the UK will miss its 2050 carbon target.